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The quick read on

Oak Park

VIC 3046 · Moreland

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house: $1,080,000
Median unit: $723,000
Population: 6,714
Postcode: 3046

Property market insights for Oak Park

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Oak Park VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 73 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,080,000

Down 8.3% over 12 months

2 bed: $860k
3 bed: $1.04m
4 bed: $1.3m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 60 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$625 per week

Up 4.2% over 12 months

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Oak Park, VIC is currently $1,080,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Oak Park has a 12-month growth rate of -8.3% for houses and 10.2% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $860,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000 in Oak Park.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Oak Park is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.2% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Oak Park is $723,000, which has increased 10.2% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $295,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $634,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $858,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,040,000 in Oak Park. The median rent for units and apartments in Oak Park is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Oak Park safe?

The overall rate for Oak Park is 10,920 offences per 100,000 residents — 173% above the Greater Melbourne benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Oak Park.

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Overall crime rate

10,920

offences per 100,000 residents

173% aboveGreater Melbourne

Oak ParkGreater Melbourne: 4,001

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Oak Park?

Oak Park VIC 3046 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.

6,714 people call Oak Park home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,201 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population: 6,714
Median age: 36 years
Median mortgage: $2,167 / month
2021 household rent: $401 / week

Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1516.7%Below

15–3430.4%Above

35–5430.3%Above

55–7416.5%Below

75 and over6.1%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses55.9%Below

Townhouses39.7%Above

Apartments4.1%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright31.1%In line

Paying a mortgage37.2%Below

Renting31.7%Above

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car6.5%Below

One car44.5%Above

Two cars34.5%Below

Three or more14.3%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home35.5%Above

Drove to work39.5%Below

Train, tram or bus5.5%Above

Walked or cycled1.3%Below

What stands out in Oak Park

35.5% of workers in Oak Park worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.

4.2% of Oak Park residents were born in India.

33.5% of people in Oak Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Oak Park

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Oak Park VIC 3046.

Is Oak Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

16.7% of Oak Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

1,851 family households lived in Oak Park; 45.3% were couple families and 13.8% were one-parent families.

36.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Oak Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Oak Park had 6,714 residents at the 2021 Census.

37.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

22.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Oak Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 55.9% of occupied private dwellings in Oak Park.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 39.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 4.1% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Oak Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

31.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.

37.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

31.7% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Oak Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Oak Park had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 24.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

Two-person households represented 33.1%, while 24.1% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Oak Park?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

35.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.

39.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

5.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.3% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Oak Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

6.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

One-car households formed 44.5% of the total.

48.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Oak Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

55.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.8% reported a different address.

34.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Oak Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

62.2% of residents used only English at home.

33.9% used a language other than English at home.

2.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.9% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Oak Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

34.2% of Oak Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 65.8% was born in Australia.

2.2% of residents were born in China.

4.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 80.6%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Oak Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 23.7% of ancestry responses in Oak Park.

Australian ancestry made up 21.0% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 5.1% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Oak Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

31.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.

Managers accounted for 13.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 12.6% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Oak Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 69.8%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.

42.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Oak Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

65.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.

7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.7% reported asthma, 6.3% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Oak Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

35.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 15.2% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.1%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Oak Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,201 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $401 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Oak Park compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 35.5% in Oak Park, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.

Outright ownership was 31.1% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.

Renting accounted for 31.7% in Oak Park, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Oak Park

Is Oak Park expensive?

The median house price is $1,080,000, while units and apartments sit at $723,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Oak Park good for families?

The Census counted 1,851 local families, and 16.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Oak Park?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,300,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

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Streets and suburbs around Oak Park

74 streets in Oak Park

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

Albert St
Arndt Rd
Ash Gr
Athens Pl
Bailey Cr
Barak Ct
Barina Rd
Bona Ave
Callander Rd
Cardinal Rd
Cartwright St
Charlotte St
Chris Ct
Clyde Ct
Colorado St
Curie Ave
Devereaux St
Devon Rd

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Draska Ct
Edgecombe St
Edith St
Elpis Ct
Esperanto Ct
Ethel St
Flannery Ct
Forbes Gr
Fotis Ct
Francis St
Grandison Gr
Gregory St
Grevillia Rd
Harra Ct
Hermione Ave
Hillcrest Rd
Jacaranda St
Jessie St
John St
Josephine St
Kadana St
Kerr Ave
Kiama St
Lex Gr
Magnolia St
Malcolm St
Margaret St
Marie St
Meaker Ave
Murphy St
Nerissa Gr
New Rd
Oak Park Ct
Park St
Pascoe Vale Rd
Percival St
Pines Gr
Plumpton Ave
Rhodes Pde
Ridge Rd
School Ct
Short Ave
Snell Gr
Station Rd
Strachan St
Summit Ave
Sylvester St
The Avenue
Valdoone Ct
Victoria St
Vincent St
Waterloo Rd
Watt Ave
Willett Ave
Winifred St
Xavier Street

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